Real Riverside A FC Real R vs Handsworth GSOB FC
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28 January 2012 · Birmingham Afa<br>Birmingham AFA
Home league match played on 28 January 2012.
Kicked off at 10:00 AM
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vs Handsworth GSOB FC
Home league match
<p>Real had gone into this match with confidence from a run of 4 matches undefeated and threatened early on but were extremely unfortunate to go behind against the run of play when Ally McMillan scored an o.g after a 'Rory Delap style' throw in. <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" />Unfortunately, Real did not recover from the early setback and a combination of sloppy defending and a very direct style from the opposition resulted in the visitors taking a flattering 3 goal lead into the break. <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" />After the half-time interval Real seemed to regroup and the introduction of AndyRattan added some much needed composure and zest to the midfield which spurred the team on. After a consistent spell of pressure from Real, Andy was viciously brought down in the box for a penalty which was expertly converted by the gafferStephen Cargill. <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" />Real continued to press and should have had two late penalties; once after Clark Roberts was clearly hacked down in the box and then a blatant handball was waved away by the referee.<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" />It was a second half performance to be proud of but Real be disappointed not to have got more out of the game.